Playero 38 Explained

Playero 38
Type:Album
Artist:DJ Playero
Cover:playero38.jpg
Released:August 1994 (P.R.) [1]
Recorded:July - August 1994
Genre:Reggaeton
Length:60:05
Label:BM Records / Play Ground Records
Producer:DJ Playero & Nico Canada
Prev Title:Playero 37
Prev Year:1993
Next Year:1995

Playero 38 is DJ Playero's 2nd album, recorded sometime between July and August 1994.[2] With the success of Playero 37: Underground, The Noise: Underground, The Noise Vol. 1 and The Noise Vol. 2 giving reggaeton great momentum, DJ Playero released Playero 38: Underground. It established the dembow as the official rhythm of reggaeton, while lifting the genre to mainstream status. However, as with Playero 37, many of the lyrics focus on promoting the use of marijuana, and this added to the negative perception the genre gained in its early stages. Consequently, the government of Puerto Rico confiscated thousands of reggaeton records, because of the lack of disclosure about their explicit content.

The album features many of the veterans from Playero 37, including Daddy Yankee, Blanco, Yaviah, OG Black, Master Joe, Frankie Boy, Maicol & Manuel, Ranking Stone, among others. It also introduces many future successful Reggaeton artists in Rey Pirin, Ruben Sam, Miguel Play, Kalil, Original Q, Grupo Nizze, Camalion and K.I.D.

Track listing

Side A: Non-Stop Reggae

  1. Intro 1 - Daddy Yankee By D Nice NYC
  2. Blanco
  3. Ruben Sam
  4. Grupo Nizze
  5. Alma
  6. Rey Pirin
  7. Camalion
  8. O.G. Black
  9. Q Mack Daddy & Nico Canada
  10. Charlie & Dandy
  11. Miguel Play
  12. K.I.D.

Side B: Raagga Mix to Mix

  1. Intro 2 - Maicol & Manuel
  2. K.I.D.
  3. Master Joe
  4. DJ Playero
  5. Frankie Boy
  6. Shalimar
  7. Ranking Stone
  8. Original Q
  9. 2 Sweet
  10. Psycho Unity

Bonus Track

  1. Intro 3 - O.G. Black
  2. Q Mack Daddy
  3. Grupo Nizze
  4. Frankie Boy
  5. Camalion
  6. Ranking Stone
  7. HCP & MC Tres
  8. Gummy Man
  9. B.F. Yaviah
  10. Kalil
  11. Mayordomo

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-02-03. ¡Feliz cumpleaños al rey del reguetón! Daddy Yankee cumple 45 años. 2021-04-03. RCN Radio. es.
  2. Web site: 2021-02-03. ¡Feliz cumpleaños al rey del reguetón! Daddy Yankee cumple 45 años. 2021-04-03. RCN Radio. es.